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2013 Family Circle Cup
The 2013 Family Circle Cup was a women's tennis event in the 2013 WTA Tour. It took place from March 30 to April 7, 2013. It was the 41st edition of the tournament and a Premier level tournament. The event was hosted at the Family Circle Tennis Center, on Daniel Island, Charleston, United States. It was the only event of the clay courts season played on green clay. First-seeded Serena Williams won the singles title
Finals
Singles
Main article: 2013 Family Circle Cup – Singles
- USA Serena Williams defeated SRB Jelena Janković, 3–6, 6–0, 6–2
Doubles
Main article: 2013 Family Circle Cup – Doubles
- FRA Kristina Mladenovic / CZE Lucie Šafářová defeated CZE Andrea Hlaváčková / USA Liezel Huber 6–3, 7–6(8–6)
Points and prize money
Point distribution
| Singles | Doubles |
|---|---|
| 470 | 320 |
| 1 |
Prize money
The total commitment prize money for this year's event was $795,707
| Singles | Doubles |
|---|---|
| $125,000 | $65,000 |
| $40,000 | $21,137 |
Singles main draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Ranking1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| USA | Serena Williams | 1 | 1 |
| DEN | Caroline Wozniacki | 9 | 2 |
| AUS | Samantha Stosur | 10 | 3 |
| USA | Sloane Stephens | 16 | 4 |
| USA | Venus Williams | 18 | 5 |
| CZE | Lucie Šafářová | 19 | 6 |
| ESP | Carla Suárez Navarro | 21 | 7 |
| GER | Mona Barthel | 23 | 8 |
| SRB | Jelena Janković | 24 | 9 |
| GER | Julia Görges | 26 | 10 |
| ROU | Sorana Cîrstea | 27 | 11 |
| USA | Varvara Lepchenko | 29 | 12 |
| AUT | Tamira Paszek | 31 | 13 |
| KAZ | Yaroslava Shvedova | 35 | 14 |
| GER | Sabine Lisicki | 37 | 15 |
| GBR | Laura Robson | 43 | 16 |
- 1 Rankings as of March 18, 2013.
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
- USA Bethanie Mattek-Sands
- GER Andrea Petkovic
- USA Taylor Townsend
- DEN Caroline Wozniacki
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
- CAN Eugenie Bouchard
- USA Mallory Burdette
- ITA Nastassja Burnett
- FRA Caroline Garcia
- USA Vania King
- USA Grace Min
- USA Jessica Pegula
- BRA Teliana Pereira
Withdrawals
; Before the tournament
- CZE Petra Cetkovská
- ITA Sara Errani (thigh injury)
- SVN Polona Hercog
- CZE Lucie Hradecká
- EST Kaia Kanepi
- FRA Pauline Parmentier
- KAZ Ksenia Pervak
- RUS Elena Vesnina
- ESP Lourdes Domínguez Lino
- GBR Heather Watson (left adductor injury) ; During the tournament
- ESP Anabel Medina Garrigues (right knee injury)
- GER Andrea Petkovic (right calf injury)
Retirements
; During the tournament
- AUT Tamira Paszek (left neck injury)
- AUS Samantha Stosur (right calf strain)
Doubles main draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CZE | Andrea Hlaváčková | USA | Liezel Huber | 16 | 1 |
| USA | Raquel Kops-Jones | USA | Abigail Spears | 29 | 2 |
| USA | Vania King | USA | Lisa Raymond | 41 | 3 |
| GER | Julia Görges | KAZ | Yaroslava Shvedova | 49 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings are as of March 18, 2013.
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
- BUL Jaklin Alawi / CZE Dominika Kaňáková
- SRB Jelena Janković / GER Andrea Petkovic The following pair received entry as alternates:
- NZL Marina Erakovic / USA Jessica Pegula
Withdrawals
; Before the tournament
- ESP Anabel Medina Garrigues (right knee injury)
References
References
- "Family Circle match notes". WTA.
- "Serena Williams to play in Family Circle Cup 2013". Live Tennis Guide.
- "Rising American Star Sloane Stephens Enters Family Circle Cup Field". Live 5 News.
- "Player Field". Family Circle Cup.
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